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Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 Champion (2021)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champions (2018, 2021)
  • All-Pac-12 second team (2019)
  • Pac-12 All-Tournament team (2019)
  • IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2021)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2019)

As a Senior (2021) • Pac-12 Champions, Pac-12 Tournament Champions

  • IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in 11 games, starting nine
  • Second on the team with 28 goals
    • Ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with 2.55 goals per game
  • Tallied seven assists, totaling 35 points - third on the team
  • Twice matched her career-high with five goals - at Fresno State (March 31), vs. Colorado (May 8)

As a Junior (2020)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Played and started all seven games
  • Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers (6)
  • Ranked third on the team in goals (15)
  • Tied for third on the team in assists (4)
  • Also totaled 19 points, 29 shots and 13 ground balls
  • Career-high five goals in win against UC Davis (Feb. 22)
  • Three hat tricks

As a Sophomore (2019)

  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • Pac-12 All-Tournament team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team
  • Played in 18 games and started 17
  • Ranked second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12 with 43 goals
  • Ranked second on the team and eighth in the Pac-12 with 15 assists 
  • Ranked second on the team and fifth in the Pac-12 with 58 points
  • Also finished with 20 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
  • Eight hat tricks with season-high four goals four times
  • Season-high six points (four goals, two assists) and six ground balls in win at Arizona State (March 23)
  • Also had six points (four goals, two assists) in Pac-12 Tournament win over Oregon (April 25)
  • Led team with four goals and five points in NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Notre Dame (May 10)

As a Freshman (2018)Pac-12 Tournament Champions

  • Played in 13 games
  • Totaled one goal, one assist, two points and eight ground balls
  • First career assist and season-high four ground balls in win over Fresno State (April 8)

Prior to Stanford

  • Two-time Under Armour Underclass All-American (2014, 2015)
  • US Lacrosse All American 2016 and 2017
  • Three-time all-state (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Three-time all-conference (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Two-time team MVP (2016, 2017)
  • Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American (2016, 2017)
  • US Lacrosse National Team Illinois/Wisconsin (2015, 2016)
  • 2015 Brine All-American
  • Set school record for most draw controls in a season (139)
  • Set school record for most draw controls in a single game (19)
  • High School team won three conference champions (2015-17)
  • Led high school team to three state tournaments and two runner-up finishes (2015, 2017)
  • Also played varsity basketball
  • Served as team captain of basketball and lacrosse teams as a senior
  • Basketball team won 2016 conference and regional championships

Personal

  • Daughter of Alexandrea and Ed Gjertsen
  • Has one brother, Andrew
  • Member of the Junior Board of Rush University Hospital in Chicago
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